Denizli or Rize?

Zdroj: Šport, Róbert Čapla

What do Denizlispor and Rizespor have in common? Both teams from the Turkish premier division have the weakest offensive potential. They scored only 13 or rather 14 goals in the autumn. They are in danger to be relegated. Logically, they need to strengthen the offensive. Therefore they seek suitable strikers, goalscorers, who can decide the games. According to our sources, both focused their attention on 26-year old player Tomas Oravec born in Haniska near Kosice. He transferred to Artmedia in June 2006, signed for 2 years. „I can confirm interest in Oravec from Turkey. There have been no negotiations yet. It would be premature to elaborate more on that,“ said the players licensed agent Jozef Tokoš. Tomáš Oravec scored 9 goals in 20 league games for Artmedia in the autumn. „I am practising hard to prepare the best for the spring part of the season. I know that there is some interest from Turkey, but I have not thought of it properly yet,“ responded Oravec on the rumours.“ Since he is bound by a valid contract with the Slovakian vice-champion, the club has also a say. „Oravec is one of our key players. He is not leaving anywhere at the moment. However, if there is a financially good offer for both the club and the player, we will negotiate,“ confirmed Petr Kašpar, sports director of Artmedia. Oravec used to play for Spoje Košice, 1. FC Košice, MŠK Ružomberok, Viktoria Žižkov, Admira Mödling, Panionios Athens and Boavista Porto. He scored 3 goals in 7 games for the Slovak national team.